Birth seasonality in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Birth seasonality was 23.74 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Luxembourg, 1901–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth seasonality in Luxembourg stood at 23.74 births per million people. That is the lowest value across all 123 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Luxembourg peaked at 63.49 births per million people in 1905 and was at its lowest, 23.74 births per million people, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 123 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 61.29 births per million people | 57.62 births per million people | 63.49 births per million people | 9 |
| 1910s | 48.67 births per million people | 31.49 births per million people | 60.4 births per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 46.48 births per million people | 39.41 births per million people | 52.37 births per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 40.52 births per million people | 32.72 births per million people | 50.42 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 35.55 births per million people | 29.53 births per million people | 39.2 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 39.17 births per million people | 36.73 births per million people | 41.57 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.04 births per million people | 29.33 births per million people | 43.92 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.12 births per million people | 26.35 births per million people | 33.89 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.3 births per million people | 29.45 births per million people | 34.85 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3 births per million people | 31.45 births per million people | 38.6 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.24 births per million people | 28.77 births per million people | 35.41 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.49 births per million people | 26.47 births per million people | 31.37 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.96 births per million people | 23.74 births per million people | 28.38 births per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 16 Belgium 23.9 births per million people compare
- 17 Denmark 23.89 births per million people compare
- 18 Hungary 23.75 births per million people compare
- 20 Germany 23.55 births per million people compare
- 21 Netherlands 23.39 births per million people compare
- 22 Croatia 23.33 births per million people compare
More population data for Luxembourg
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 290.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,900 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10,059 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.38 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Luxembourg?
- Birth seasonality in Luxembourg was 23.74 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 63.49 births per million people in 1905.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.74 births per million people in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for birth seasonality?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.